ROCHESTER CALENDAR OF EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE
June 18 - 12:00 PM, Afternoon Book Group
July 18 - 7:30 PM, Evening Book Group
SAVE THE DATE
July 15-18 - Hadassah 99th Annual National Convention
September 13-15 - Central States Shabbaton & Conference
Highlights in this issue:
--- Rochester Hadassah Medical Center Party
--- Youth Aliyah
--- Donate to the shed
--- Cookbooks, Entertainment Books, Cards & Certificates
--- The Branch, Real Stories about Connecting Jews and Arabs, Episode 9
--- Hadassah Interfaith Mission: December 2-13, 2019 --- Hadassah Surgeons Turn Hopeless Case into Medical Success Story
--- Take a Look at Rochester Hadassah's Website: http://www.Hadassah.org/rochester --- Hadassah On Call: New Frontiers in Medicine - What you may not know about Strokes and how to prevent them
OUR 64TH YEAR: ANNUAL MEDICAL CENTER PARTY FUNDRAISER, JUNE 18
AFTERNOON BOOK GROUP - TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 12 NOON
Please
join the Bat Ami Book Group!! All meetings are held at 12 PM at the home of
Lori Friedman, NEW ADDRESS: 300 Clear Spring Trail, apt 205, Fairport, NY Bring a sandwich- refreshments are provided!! June 18 - THE WIFE BETWEEN US by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Future dates and books:
July 16 - The Japanese Lover - lsabel Allende
August 20 - A Backpack, A Bear and 8 Crates of Vodka- Lev Golinkin
September 17 - A Piece of the World - Christina Baker Young
October 29 - All Who Go Do Not Return - Sholem Deen
November - Rochester Chapter Book Review- date & title TBA
December 17 - The Book of Aron - Jim Shepard
Contact Lori Friedman for further information: 425-0019 or lliberty1118@gmail.com
EVENING BOOK GROUP - THURSDAY, JULY 18, 7:30 PM
Please Join the Evening Book Group Thursday, July 18, 7:30 PM Home of Erni Schuster, 221 Monteroy Road, Rochester For a Discussion of THE ALICE NETWORK by Kate Quinn
Future dates , books, locations:
9/9/19 @ 7:30 PM - Lincoln's Last Trial by Dan Abrams @ Elaine Esan's 160 Ledgerock Lane Rochester 10/29/19 @ 7:30 PM - Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt @ Debi Brenner's 10 Ledgemont Dr Fairport 12/19/19 @ 6:30 PM - Chanukah Potluck and Book Exchange!! @ Sharon Kovalsky's 65 Sky Ridge Dr Rochester 1/29/20 @ 7:30 PM - A Tilted World by Tom Franklin @ Bobbi Feldman's 549 S Winton Rochester
Additional books for your reading pleasure: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris News of the World by Paulette Jiles Karolina's Twins by Ronald Balson The One In a Million Boy by Monica Wood The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen (Sondra Silverston, translator) A Call from Spooner Street by Carol Ascher The Subway Girls by Susie Orman Schnall Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
For more
information, contact Debi Brenner: debi.brenner@gmail.com or
223-8979
TAKE A LOOK AT ROCHESTER HADASSAH'S WEBSITE - Webmaster Phyllis Hirsch -
SAVE THE DATE - NATIONAL HADASSAH 99TH CONVENTION - JULY 15-18, NYC
Join nearly a thousand Hadassah members and supporters in New York City for four action-packed days.
Experience an exceptional lineup of inspiring speakers, networking
opportunities, innovative trainings, entertainment, and more. You'll
hear firsthand about the astounding medical impact Hadassah is making in
Israel and around the world. This is your chance to hear from experts
and leaders about new developments in medicine, Israeli security,
philanthropy, combating anti-Semitism, and women's health. Meet some of
the people whose lives you have touched.
It's a chance to reunite with old friends and meet new ones! At
Hadassah's 99th Convention, you'll laugh and learn as you take your
place in a long line of women (and men) making the impossible possible.
Come see what's in store for you this July. Imagine the possibilities!
SAVE THE DATE - HADASSAH CENTRAL STATES SHABBATON & CONFERENCE - SEPT 13 - 15
IN MEMORIAM
We note with sorrow the passing of: Robert Sadick, husband of Dorothy Sadick, a Life member. May his memory be for a blessing.If you would like to make a donation to Hadassah in anyone's memory, please send a check in any amount to:Toby Berke, 119 Daley Blvd, Rochester, NY 14617
YOUTH ALIYAH/CHILDREN AT RISK
Ami Magen, son of immigrants from Morocco and Damascus, was raised
in Acre where his father ran the kiosk next to the high school. The
oldest of five siblings Magen, 39, changed his last name from Afistad to
Magen after the army because it means shield
of my people. Magen served for five years in the Nachal infantry. As an officer he was offered a job working with youth in a military school and
completed his bachelors degree in education at the University of Haifa. That's when he understood his calling was education.
In 2014 he left the Military and began his first managerial job
at the Nevo"ot Yam Educational Dormitory less than 3 miles from Hadassah
Neurim.
Nevo"ot Yam is a feeder school for the Israeli Navy and receives
different kids from Hadassah Neurim. Almost all of the Israeli students
at Hadassah Neurim arrive after a family or personal crisis.
Every morning we remind the students they chose to be here at
Hadassah Neurim, said Ami Magen. He is now the new director of Hadassah
Neurim.
We can help these children by contributing to Youth Aliyah and
purchasing Youth Aliyah Certificates that are good for all occasions.
Small Certificates are $5 and up plus postage. Large
Certificates are $15 and up plus postage. Contact Marlene Elkin
271-1871
THE
HADASSAH/JCC SHED
Remember the JCC/Hadassah Shed is in the back of the JCC parking lot. Hadassah and the JCC get paid by the pound for textile donations, which are then directed to those in need in the US and around the world. Please - only clothing, shoes, purses, linens, towels in tied plastic bags. No household items (non-textile), toys, pillows.
Thank you for
your help and donations.
COOKBOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS, CARDS & CERTIFICATES
June has many special occasions: graduations, wedding showers, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other events. Our cookbook makes a
great gift and has wonderful recipes for anything you would like to
make. The price is $18 and $22 to ship. Contact Marlene Elkin, 271-1871.
Entertainment Books 2018-2019
The Entertainment Books have wonderful coupons for restaurants,
fast food places, pizza, car washes, car rentals, golf courses, dry
cleaners, stores, bowling
alleys and many more things. They make a great gift. The price is $25. Call Marlene Elkin 271-1871
Save Around
Books are $20 each; call Debby Shulman 586-6654
Buy Hadassah
Medical Organization Cards & Certificates from these volunteers:
Due to higher security issues with spam, large
files, and mass emails, some email addresses are not receiving our Hadassah
e-bulletins and e-blasts. Bulletins are sent around the first of each month,
e-blasts prior to programs. If you are not receiving our Rochester Hadassah
emails, please let us know. What started as just AOL issues may now happen with
other servers. And unfortunately we do not always know who is not getting the
emails. Please share this info with others (especially AOL users). Write to:rochester@hadassah.org
THE LAND, THE HEART & THE SOUL OF ISRAEL: HADASSAH INTERFAITH MISSION, DECEMBER 2-13, 2019
New!
Reduced land package rates now available for 2019 missions.Click here, then click on
your favorite mission to see the new prices! Further reductions
for early registrants!
HADASSAH SURGEONS TURN "HOPELESS" CASE INTO A MEDICAL SUCCESS STORY!
“Malka,” 34, was expecting her fifth child during her medical
residency near Tel Aviv. At the 30 weeks’ ultrasound, her doctor’s face
fell. “He kept saying, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry,’ ” said Malka. “He told
me there wasn’t any hope. My baby’s heart defect was too serious.”
Desperate, Malka and her husband sought a second opinion at Hadassah
Hospital Ein Kerem. The cardiologist did a fetal echocardiogram and
began explaining the treatments and surgeries that would be necessary
immediately after the birth. “When he talked about treatment, I started
crying,” said Malka. “At Hadassah, the doctor was planning my
‘hopeless’ baby’s future.” The baby was diagnosed with double inlet
left ventricle (DILV) defect, in which both the right and left atria of
the heart feed into the left ventricle because the right ventricle is
underdeveloped. Without expert intervention DILV is fatal.
Baby Ruth was born at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem weighing almost 10
lbs. “Everything about her birth was more magical because she wasn’t
supposed to be born,” said Malka. She had complications that needed to
be taken care of. A week after birth, Prof. Eldad Erez, head of
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, placed a temporary shunt in Ruth’s
heart, but it became blocked and the baby needed angiography. She
developed a blood clot in her brain.
Heart surgery is usually postponed until the infant is six months
old, but baby Ruth couldn’t wait. At four months, Prof. Erez performed
the surgery, rerouting the blood to go directly to Ruth’s lungs. The
day after her baby’s operation, Malka took and passed her medical exam.
“One of the questions on the exam was about congenital heart defects,”
said Malka. “Ruth taught me the answer to that one.”
Today, Ruth, 5, is in kindergarten. She recently underwent the last
of her heart repairs. “The Hadassah doctors are my role models,” said
Malka. “Their amazing professionalism, together with calm demeanor and
humor, got us through this challenge. They found solutions to every one
of Ruth’s huge challenges. Thank you, Hadassah, for giving our family
this rambunctious, miracle child.”
HADASSAH ON CALL: NEW FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT STROKES AND HOW THEY CAN BE PREVENTED
What You May Not Know About Strokes and How They Can be Prevented
Stroke (also known as cerebrovascular disease) occurs when a blood
vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked
by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the
blood and oxygen it needs, so it starts to die. Yet, few may realize
that not only is time of the essence during a stroke, but as The
American Stroke Association notes 80% of stroke cases are preventable.
Getting medical care as quickly as possible can help prevent death or
minimize some of the lasting effects of stroke.
In this episode
of Hadassah on Call, Professor Ronen Leker, a leading expert at Hadassah
Medical Organization discusses stroke and how he and his team of
researchers are leading the way in exploring a novel cutting-edge stem
cell treatment to reverse the disability a stroke leaves in its wake.
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